While at first it may sound odd, toddlers and the iPad are a perfect match. As children transition from babies to toddlers, they crave information and stimulation. Toddlers have minds like a sponge, making it easy for parents to use the best iPad apps for toddlers to turn play time, into learning time. Packed with visual and audio stimulation, iPad apps for toddlers can help refine motor skills, hone critical thinking abilities and delight children all at once!

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Another great new batch of apps has been submitted to our ikidapps forums by talented developers, and in this post we’ll share a few of our favorites with you! Each day, more new apps are released to the iTunes store, opening the door to learning, fun and excitement for you and your kid. While it may be tough to pick out the best new kids apps, in iTunes, remember to check out the “New Apps” section here at iKidApps for video trailers, info, and links to the best new kids apps. And keep reading for a round-up of some of our top picks below:

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Children with special needs require special apps! Whether you help care for a child with Autism, Down Syndrome, or other special needs, there are a few elite iPad apps that can help facilitate communication, learning and understanding. Parents of special needs children strive to find the most effective ways to give their kids an advantage, and the best iPad apps for special needs offer a unique tool for parents and educators to use. While love, patience and understanding are the foundation to success in caring for individuals with special needs, unique technologies, like iPad apps can also help play a part in enriching the lives of those with special needs.

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With cases of iPhone addiction on the rise in the adult population, it’s little wonder that the habit is being mirrored in our children. But how can you tell if your kid is addicted to the iPhone? While there is no definitive entry for iPhone addiction in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, there are some hallmarks of the condition to be aware of. Keep your eyes open for these signs of iPhone addiction and act fast to help keep your child’s development on track.

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Until now, the number of baby-safe iPhone cases were limited. It was a nice idea that so many developers come out with apps full of colorful animals and a-b-c learning, but turning the iPhone over to your 10 month old always came with the risk of it shattering after an unfortunate fall from the high chair.

Fisher Price’s Apptivity cases make app play baby-friendly in a pretty cool way. The Laugh & Learn Apptivity case puts the iPhone, or iPod Touch, securely in the middle of a circle that looks alot like a steering wheel. The overall design makes the iPhone part of a bigger toy and much, much easier to hold on to. Not to mention, it will prevent your little one from being tempted to try and eat the iPhone while enjoying an app. Always a plus!

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How smart would we be if we had the tools that today’s kids have for effective learning?  Educational iPad games continue to provide high quality ways  your child can learn while having fun, and these are some of the best free iPad educational apps for children between the ages of 5-10.  I highly recommend you download all of them and see who will have more fun between you and your child!

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Whether you’re a novice chef looking for a hand in the kitchen or a true culinary connoisseur on the prowl for a new favorite recipe, chances are there’s an iPad app for that. Expansive screen real estate and high quality rendering make the iPad an ideal device to help you in the kitchen. It’s smaller than your standard laptop and easy to tuck out of the way in an easy-to-see spot for help while you cook.

With more than 500,000 apps in the iTunes App Store, it’s hard to know where to start your search for the perfect iPad cooking app. To keep it simple, this definitive list points you towards the three best iPad cooking apps out there. Bon appetit!

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iPad has plenty of great apps and games for your children, but let’s face it: how many of them are actually educational, more specifically dealing with math?  If you want to keep the kids entertained while giving them some food for thought, these are a few iPad math apps that every parent should own.

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iPad is simply another tech device to keep kids plopped on the couch playing games. Or is it? Educational programs throughout the world are beginning to invest money in the purchase of iPad tablets in the hopes that interactive, educational apps will engage children while mixing important learning with what kids simply view as “fun.”

In the past, children learned to form letters and numbers by tracing over a dotted line with a pencil; over and over again. Math was practiced with beans for counting and teachers had to check each student’s work for accuracy before children knew if they had succeeded at solving that pesky equation. Leaving forward thinking, tech-savvy educators and app developers to wonder: is there a better way?
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Coloring apps for the iPad have been taken to a new level with Crayola’s Color Studio HD app and the iMarker. This nifty new take on the digital coloring book lets kids play with a truly “magic” marker rather than having to use a finger to spread colors across the iPad screen.

The Crayola Color Studio HD app  is a free app compatible with iPad. While kids can use their finger as a crayon, the app also works with the Crayola iMarker, which retails for $29.99.
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